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Author Archives: augie

TWO MONTHS IN A TENT

In July 2018, at the age of 51, I loaded my Toyota Tacoma with camping gear, kayak, mountain bike, fishing and hunting gear and went exploring Canada and Alaska for two months in a tent. The trip took two years of saving and doing without. My bank account would survive the trip, but upon my … Continue reading »

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Augie Wrote a Book – Following The River’s Current

  Following my return from 3 months on the road exploring Canada and Alaska, I sat down and arranged several of my short stories and bond them into a book titled Following the River’s Current. Through my life journey, I have found the most important self-reflecting moments have come while in the woods or on … Continue reading »

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Hiking the Corkscrew Swamp

  Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is located in the heart of the Corkscrew Watershed in Southwest Florida just outside of Naples, FL. The Sanctuary is 13,000 acres and is part of the Western Everglades.

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Tarpon Fishing

I would guess the vision of standing on the casting deck of a shallow water boat in south Florida sight casting to 100 pound tarpon has drifted through every fisherman’s dreams at one time or another.

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Hiking The Big Cypress Swamp

The Big Cypress Swamp Trail is Dry We went to get our feet wet in the Florida swamps of Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve, but the dry season is here and the Florida trail was dry and smoke hung in the air from the seasonal wild fires.

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I Killed a Fishing Reel

This is a new record even for me. I wore out a fishing reel in 4 months. A couple of days ago while surf fishing Sanibel island, the reel began to feel a little tight and crunchy as I wound in my line. When I got back to my hotel that night, I did as … Continue reading »

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Caloosahatchee Regional Park

Mountain Bike trail riding at Caloosahatchee Regional Park Weaving through the S turns between the trees at Caloosahatchee Regional Park, I smiled a huge grin. I felt like a kid again. In my mind, I was racing my BMX bike through the woods back home. Only a few differences now. Today, I’m 51 years old … Continue reading »

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Sanibel Island Fishing

Sanibel Island Fishing on a Friday Night While Friday nights are often seen as a way to wind down from the work week by going out to dinner or maybe seeing a live band play at your local venue, I prefer to end the work week with an evening of fishing adventure. During lunch on … Continue reading »

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Stump Pass Beach State Park Hike

The intent was to spend the late afternoon kayaking around Stump Pass Beach State Park, but the kayak rental vendor was closed. The sign read, “Conditions to dangerous today, no rentals” Things didn’t look that bad to me, just a little wind, so I almost called the number and begged for a kayak, then figured … Continue reading »

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Red Oxx Bags Review

Back in November, when I got the call from FEMA, I knew it was time to step up my luggage game. That’s when I began asking some of my friends who travel for a living what they use for luggage and daily carries.  One name kept coming up, Red Oxx.

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